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Andy Burnham takes office as UK prime minister

Andy Burnham takes office as Britain's prime minister on Monday, succeeding Keir Starmer and becoming the country's seventh leader in just over a decade. The former Greater Manchester mayor, dubbed the "King of the North," is expected to deliver an…

Andy Burnham becomes Labour leader, set to be PM

Andy Burnham was formally crowned leader of Britain's governing Labour Party on Friday, the final step before he takes office as prime minister following an audience with King Charles on Tuesday, July 21. The former Greater Manchester mayor ran unopposed…

Starmer resigns as UK prime minister after two years

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation on Monday, bowing to months of mounting pressure from within his own Labour Party less than two years after leading it to a landslide election victory. His departure makes him the latest…

Streeting resigns as health secretary, launches bid to unseat Starmer

Wes Streeting resigned as Britain's Health Secretary on Thursday, throwing down a direct challenge to Prime Minister Keir Starmer's leadership of the Labour Party and plunging the governing party deeper into crisis following its disastrous local election results last week.

Starmer tells cabinet he won’t quit as rivals circle

As Prime Minister Keir Starmer told his cabinet on Tuesday morning that he would not resign, the jockeying to replace him has already begun in earnest — with Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham leading betting markets despite not holding a…

Reform UK surges as Labour loses hundreds of seats in local elections

Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed he would "not walk away" on Friday as early results from England's local elections revealed a punishing night for the Labour Party, with Nigel Farage's Reform UK making dramatic gains across the country's traditional Labour…